Statistical data

In March 2015, 1 983 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed places were functioned in the country. The total number of the rooms in them was 56.4 thousands and the bed-places were 113.1 thousands. In comparison with March 2014 the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 3.9% and the bed-places in them - by 3.0%.

The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in March 2015 was 666.2 thousands or by 5.0% less in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The total revenues from nights spent in March 2015 reached 32.1 million BGN or by 2.5% less compared to March 2014.

In period January - February 2015 the Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 12.2% compared to the same period of the  previous year and amounted to 4.5 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 3.3% and added up to 5.0 Billion BGN.

In February 2015 the exports to the EU increased by 7.7% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.2 Billion BGN while the imports grew by 6.5% and amounted to 2.6 Billion BGN.

In the period January - March 2015 the Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 14.3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 3.9 Billion BGN while the imports increased by 2.1% and added up to 4.5 Billion BGN.

In the period January - March 2015  the total value of all exported goods (both for third countries and EU) amounted to 10.7 Billion BGN and compared to the corresponding period of 2014 the exports increased by 12.7% while the total value of all imported goods added up to 12.3 Billion BGN and increased by 5.2%.

In April 2015 the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 2.6 percentage points in comparison with its January level as for the urban population the increase is 1.8 percentage points and for the rural population - 3.9 percentage points.

According to the preliminary data, in March 2015 the index of production in section ‘Construction’ calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.7% below the level of the previous month. In March 2015 the working day adjusted index of production in construction decreased by 1.8% in comparison with the same month of 2014.

According to the preliminary seasonally adjusted data in March 2015 the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices decreased by 1.3% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 0.8% in March 2015 as compared to February 2015. In March 2015 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 2.9% in comparison with the same month of 2014.

In the first quarter of 2015, the municipal authorities issued building permits for construction of 960 residential buildings with 4 297 dwellings, of 24 administrative buildings/offices and 856 other buildings. The construction of 543 residential buildings with 3 218 dwellings, of 18 administrative buildings/offices and 404 other buildings was started.

In February 2015 compared to January 2015 a decrease of the production of solid fuels by 15.0%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 22.2%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 53.8%, transport diesel - by 43.9%, natural gas - by 20.0%, electricity - by 14.0% is reported.

In February 2015 compared to January 2015 an increase of the deliveries of unleaded motor gasoline by 105.0% and transport diesel - by 88.8% is reported. At the same time a decrease of the deliveries of solid fuels by 13.7%, natural gas - by 11.2% and electricity - by 12.4% is reported. No change for the deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases is reported.